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Suspected Driver Confesses in Jazmine Barnes Case, Suspected Shooter Denies Involvement

The details of seven-year-old Jazmine Barnes’ death remain murky as suspected shooter Larry Woodruffe, 24, denies involvement in the crime, claiming Eric Black Jr. was the shooter in the fatal attack. Black, 20, previously confessed to driving the car from which Woodruffe allegedly shot and killed Jazmine during the Dec. 30 assault. The young girl…

By

Natalie Degraffinried

Published

January 11, 2019
Crime, Criminal Justice, News

This Is the Man Suspected of Killing 7-Year-Old Jazmine Barnes

As the manhunt for the white man suspected of killing 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes continues, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office has released a composite sketch of the alleged killer. The sketch, along with additional information about the suspect, was shared by Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzales at a Thursday press conference. As NPR reports, Gonzalez described…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

January 4, 2019
News

Justice for Jazmine: Immediate Release for Mom Whose 1-Year-Old Baby Was Ripped From Her Arms by NYPD [Updated]

Brooklyn Defender Services, an advocacy group that provides criminal, civil, family, and immigration legal defense to clients in need, announced that criminal charges have been dropped against Jazmine Headley, a 23-year-old mother who was the subject of a brutal viral video. In the video, filmed last Friday at a social services building in Brooklyn, Headley…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

December 11, 2018